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Dealers have been receiving an email from DMV informing them they must complete the “Awareity Platform certification”. This is not spam. It is a valid email from DMV and all authorized users of the online dealer program are required to...

As all of you know, a tornado landed a week ago in the Lynchburg surrounding area with damage occurring in three of VIADA’s eight districts – District 5/Southern; District 6/Western; District 7/Shenandoah. Many people were affected by this tragic event...

“Curbstoning” is the repeated, unlicensed “flipping” of used cars for profit. Curbstoning is bad for consumers, dealers and communities. A person who sells vehicles on the street or “at the curb” instead of at a dealership location could be “curbstoning.’...

DEALER OPERATOR PRE-LICENSING COURSE

Interested in becoming a licensed independent dealer? VIADA administers the course for the MVDB. The dealer-operator of any new independent motor vehicle dealership is required to successfully complete a course of study before they are permitted to take the Independent Dealer-Operator Qualification Test at a DMV Customer Service Center. “Grandfathered” dealer-operators, title clerks and salespersons are also encouraged to take the course as regulations change regularly and the course has the most up-to-date information a prospective dealer-operator needs to know.

The Virginia Independent Automobile Dealers Association (VIADA) presents the two-day course at community college campuses throughout the state and is taught by former dealers who have over 40+ years of experience combined.